Monthly Archives: March 2013

The Sea

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Earthoak

View of the Sea at Eastbourne in Spring, England.

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Stepping Stones

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Earthoak

Stepping Stones at Box Hill, England

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Frodo’s Goodbye and Last Sight of Hobbiton

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Earthoak

This beautiful rendering of the ‘Last Sight of Hobbiton‘ by Ted Nasmith (2002) is one of my favourite works of Tolkien art. Nasmith tends to capture the essence of the tale in his artwork: it retains the enchantment of Middle-earth, … Continue reading →

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Green fields and Blue Skies

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Earthoak

A crisp winter morning, and the rolling hills at Tring, England.

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A Drawing of A Hobbit Hole, and the Theme of ‘Home’ in Middle-earth.

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Earthoak

“In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit”…So begins one of the most famous adventure stories, in the humblest of settings.  Tolkien afterwards explained that this was a spontaneous line he scribbled on the back of an exam … Continue reading →

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